Japanese, US officials hold talks on bilateral ties, regional issues

19:35, March 16, 2021

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  Biden aides hold talks with Israel on Iran, regional issues

  US President Joe Bide.Top US and Israeli national security officials met Thursday by secure video conference for their first round of talks on Iran and other regional issues as the Biden administration looks to avoid antagonizing Jerusalem while attempting to resurrect the US-Iran nuclear deal.The f

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  China urges US to treat bilateral ties in objective, rational manner

  File photo: China DailyBEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday urged the United States to treat China and China-U.S. relations in an objective and rational manner and make efforts to place bilateral ties back on the track of healthy and stable development.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks when asked to comment on U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austins recent remarks that the goal of the United States and its allies is to make sure it has the capabilities and the operational plans to offer a credible deterrence against China or anyone else that might want to take on the United States.Zhao said China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of the international order."Chinas development means a growing force for world peace, and an opportunity rather than a challenge to the world," Zhao said at a daily press briefing.The spokesperson said China is committed to safeguarding the international system, with the United Nations at its core, and the international order based on international law, instead of the order defined by individual countries to maintain their own hegemony.In the era of globalization, forming cliques against specific countries based on ideology undermines the international order, Zhao said. "Such a practice is unpopular and there is no way out." He urged the United States to view China and China-U.S. relations in a right mentality and in an objective and rational manner, stop interfering in Chinas internal affairs, and work with China to focus on cooperation, manage differences, and bring bilateral ties back on the track of healthy and stable development.

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  China hopes upcoming dialogue with US can advance sound, stable development of bilateral ties: spokesperson

  File photoBEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday expressed hope that the upcoming high-level strategic dialogue between top diplomats of China and the United States will promote the sound and steady development of bilateral relations.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily news briefing in response to a query on the high-level strategic dialogue scheduled for March 18 and 19 in Alaska.It is hoped that China and the United States can build on the spirit of the phone conversation of the two heads of state, focus on cooperation, manage differences, and promote the sound and steady development of bilateral relations through the dialogue, Zhao said.Noting that the upcoming high-level strategic dialogue was proposed by the United States, Zhao said it is the first high-level contact between China and the United States after the two presidents had a phone call on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, and the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides since the new U.S. administration took office.He pointed out that the specific topics of the dialogue have yet to be decided by the two sides, adding that it is hoped the two sides can have candid talks on issues of common concern, and China will make its position clear during the dialogue.The two sides should accurately understand each others policy intentions, enhance mutual understanding, manage differences, and bring China-U.S. relations back to the right track, Zhao said.He stressed that Chinas position on issues related to Xinjiang and Hong Kong is consistent and clear. China has said many times that the door to Xinjiang is always open. In recent years, more than 1,200 foreign diplomats, international organization officials, journalists and religious personnel from more than 100 countries have visited Xinjiang."They agreed that what they saw and experienced in the region was entirely different from Western media reports and politicians accusations. We...